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SECTION ONE 1. I found prolewiki via reddit. I have been using it for the past six months. I am interested in joining as I believe that your interpretations are largely correct, or at least more robust than those of my party (Communist Party of Britain, CPB). I would like to flesh out some of the under-developed pages where I might have some insight.
2. I'm a Marxist-Leninist. I dabbled in anarchism for a while, then in some utopian socialism (thought Trotsky was cool for a minute) before meeting what some might call "Stalinists". They are genuine people who fight for liberation, so I actually started reading theory. All this is of course supplemented by content creators such as the Deprogram, Revleft radio, Boy Boy etc.
3. I agree with your principles, though am interested to discuss support (or not) of Rojava and Chiapas. The latter definitely has ML elements and has of course improved the standards of living for the indigenous people there. I would be interested in understanding how we understand these movements and the successes and failures they have had. Oh and also the Alliance of Sahel States - there needs to be better understanding of what they're doing there.
4. Gender is a superstructure on top of sex. In capitalist societies gender is an oppressive instrument to all people regardless of sex. This oppression is heightened for people termed as transgender. Obviously Marxists must fight for LGBT liberation. The struggle for LGBT liberation will not end automatically when we end capitalism.
5. Stalin and Mao both made massive contributions to Leninism. In more practical terms, they consolidated power in their respective proletarian dictatorships. Impressive figures though they were, they did err. Towards the end of his life I think Stalin tired of revolution, for example having to be persuaded by Mao to support Korea in the Korean war and abandoning the Greek communists to the imperialists. Mao on the other hand had some significant left-deviations or at least idealism, specifically in the manner of how the cultural revolution was carried out. Mao however had the good luck not to have his mistakes used by the party to sully his name.
6. All of these countries are socialist, or are building socialism. They have different manifestations of socialism based on their stages of development. China, Vietnam, and Laos have allowed capitalist market mechanisms to enter as a way to survive. The DPRK has chosen a path of radical self reliance. Cuba has been forced to remain in siege socialism by the imperialist powers. If I'm honest I know a lot less about Laos.
7. Settler-colonialism is the process of replacing through genocide the indigenous population of one country with settlers from another country. This is in order to usurp the resources of the colonised country into the hands of the bourgeois settler class and/or the bourgeoisie of the imperialist country. The US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Israel are examples of modern settler colonies. I do not have an exact plan for what should be done, but it must include a robust truth and reconciliation process. The indigenous people should lead this process to the extent they are able. In the UK there are indigenous minorites that were/are historically oppressed. There are also immigrant minorities who are racially oppressed. I don't know what justice looks like for these people, but the current performative EDI at the moment isn't it. Also give the occupied six counties to Ireland.
8. Anyone fighting for liberation from colonisers has my (critical) support. October 7th was akin to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Any loss of civilian (even coloniser) life is deeply upsetting. But I'm not sure what could be expected from a population trapped in a concentration camp. Also Israel killed its own people that day too. The liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea is a necessity.
SECTION TWO 2. Land back is a necessary movement, but I am unsure how it is implemented in US/Canada/NZ/Australia. I believe in indigenous sovereignty and justice to be done for the past. I think this process must be lead by Marxist indigenous people.
5. Communists in the UK have a difficult job. The most powerful radical sentiments are Trotskyist, who are more or less co-opted into the Labour party which is in itself reactionary. The ruling class of this country has been rather adept at avoiding revolution since the bourgeois revolution of the 17th century Of the ML parties, the CPB is the least reactionary but still revisionist. Communists in the UK need to decide if we should try to turn the CPB around or form yet another party - perhaps similar to the PSL.
6. Marxism provides an actual scientific basis to understand current conditions and therefore how the world might be liberated.
7. Imperialism is the subjugation of the land and resources of one country by another. As a result the imperialist countries also control the politics of the colonised countries. The IMF and World Bank implement neo-colonialism by giving countries unfavourable loans and forcing them to deregulate their markets, and loosen their labour laws. The BRI is not neo-colonialist (though I'm sure its not perfect), because its intent is mutual development.
8. Yes, I've read some Stalin, Lenin, Mao, Marx, and Engels. I don't know if Fanon counts as a Marxist or more just anti-imperialist, but am a big fan of retched of the earth. Among my favourite works are "Conditions of the Working Class in England" because of the novel meticulousness of understanding of these conditions. There should probably be an updated version. I also like Parenti's "Blackshirts and Reds" because it allowed me to solidify my understanding of the origins of fascism.